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Quartz Mountain Trail
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.3 mi
Distance
58 ft
Gain
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What we do know
Inside Sierra National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Quartz Mountain Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 58 ft
- Highest point
- 8,258 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,177 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Quartz Mountain Trail is a short out-and-back hike in California covering 0.31 miles with 58 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 8,258 feet.
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